Griddle-greaser.



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' GRIDDLE GREASER.

' APPLLCATlOt-l man SEPT-3. 91s.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

JOSEPH. BRANDENIBURG, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

GRIDDLE-GREASER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

Application filed September 3, 1918. Serial No. 252,330.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BRANDENBURG, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Griddle-Greasers; and Ido declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanye ing drawings, and to the'characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification. I

My invention relates to improvements in griddle greasers, my objectbeing to provide a device of this class which shall be adapted toeconomically and properly distribute grease upon a griddle or othersurface where material of this hind is required. A further object of theinvention is to provide an article of: the class indicated which shallbe simple in constructionand economical in cost. I

Where the grease is applied to the griddle without some special device,there isan unequal or uneven distribution of the grease, while at thesame time'much of the grease is wasted in: transferring it to andremoving it from the griddle. Furthermore, such waste tends tounsanitary kitchen conditions.

In my improvement I employ a receptaole for the grease and I preferablylocate therein a piece of absorbent material which shall hold avquantity of greaseand which cooperates with an absorbent pad whoseextremities are in communication with thereceptacle pad, the second padextending outwardly andcovering the bottom of the receptacle, the greasetraveling therethrough fromthe pad within the receptacle by capillaryattraction. However, if the feed by capillary attraction should not be'suflicient some small perforations may be made the bottom ofthe'receptacle to allow the grease 'to pass directly to the exteriorpad, though it is believed that under ordinary condition the feed by'capillary'attraction will-be sufii- ,cient.

Having briefly outlined my improvement I will proceed todescribethesamein detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in whichisillustrated an embodiment thereof. Inv this drawing:

Figure. 1 is a] vertical section taken the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view illustrating one of the lips on theopposite extremities of the receptacle which are adapted to interlockwith catches carried by the handlei the parts being shown on anexaggerated sea e;

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the handle illustrating the catch whichcooperates with 5 the lip shown in Fig. 4.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a receptacle which as shown in the drawingis rectan- 1 gular in shape, having side walls 6, a bottom 7 andendwalls 8 provided with upward extension 9 provided with lips 10 whichrespectively cooperate with catches 12 with which the oppositeextremities of the I handle 13 are provided. As illustrated in thedrawing, the handle consists of a cylindrical piece of woodof such sizeas to be comfortably grasped by the hand during the operation ofapplying the grease tothe griddle through the instrumentality of myimprovement. To the opposite ends of this handle are attached sheetmetal disks 14 which are secured by screws 15 or other suitablefastening devices. This handle is pivotally connected with two uprightmembers 16 which as shown in the drawing are formed integral with aplate 17 extending at right angles to the members 16 and nor- -ma1lyoccupying aihorizontal position when the deviceis in use. The endmembers 16 are slotted, as shown. atT18,to receive the lips 10 which areformed on the upper extremities of the extension 9 of the receptaole,said lips extending far enough through the said member to be engaged bythe catches 12 of the handle when the latter is properly rotated onpivots 19 which as shown in the drawing consist of screws .which arefast in the extremities of the handle and are journaled in the members16. When the lip-s 10 and the catche 12' are in. cooperative engagement,the handle together with the plate 17 and the member 16 are held in the:normal Position for applying grease to the griddle. The handlestructure, including the plate 17, the member 16 and the handle 13 arehinged at one side of the receptacle through the medium of a rod 20which passes through the members 16 and also through registeringopenings formed in the extensions 9 of the receptacle. Hence, when thehandle is adjusted to disengage the catches 12 from the lips 10, thehandle together with the members 16 and the plate 17 may be thrownoutwardly and upwardly to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig.1.

The plate 17 is provided on its opposite longitudinal edges with teeth21 which when the plate is in the horizontal position or in the positionfor use, project into the receptacle and engage an absorbent pad 22whose extremities 23 normally occupy positions within the receptacle andin direct contact; with an absorbent pad 2a which constitutes a retainerfor the grease or Oll which is to be employed in greasing the griddle.The pad 22 extends upwardly from the extremities 23 as shown at 25, andthence outwardly and down around the bottom 7 of the receptacle on theoutside, as shown at 26. This pad 22 is of such texture or composed ofsuch material that the grease or oil within the receptacle 5, whether ornot a pad 2% is employed, will travel by capillary attraction to andthrough the part 26 which covers the fiat side of the bottom of thereceptacle and is brought into direct contact with the griddle Or othersurface to be greased.

hen the parts are assembled, as illustrated in full lines in Fig. 1,there is no occasion for disassemblingthe parts to supply the receptaclewith oil or grease, since this may be placed if desired directly on topof the plate 17, in which event it will be brought in contact with thepad 22, any superfluous oil or grease finally passing downwardly intothe reservoir where it will be retained until needed. By leaving thehandle and its attachments in the position shown by full lines in Fig.1, the pad 22 is held in proper operative relation with the other partsof the device for griddle greasing purposes, which arrangement may bemaintained if desired until the pad is worn out.

However, if for any reason it becomes necessary or desirable to removethe pad 22, the handle by partial rotary movement in the directionindicated by the arrow in Fig. 1, may be detached from the end lips 10,when the handle and its attachments may be swung outwardly to theposition shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. As explained,

' when in this position a pad 22 may be quickly and easily applied tothe device after which the handle structure is returned to its normalposition, the handle proper being adjusted to reengage the catches 12with the lips 10.

From the foregoing explanation the use and operation of my improveddevice will be readily understood and need not be explained further indetail.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

, 1. A griddle greaser comprising a receptacle, an absorbent pad mountedon the rece-ptacle and engaging the bottom thereof exteriorly, means forfeeding grease to the pad from the receptacle and a pad-retaining platehingedly connected with the receptacle at proper points for release ofthe pad.

2. A griddle greaser comprising a receptacle, an absorbent pad mountedon the receptacle and engaging the bottom thereof exteriorly, means forfeeding grease to the pad from the receptacle, and a pad-retaining platehingedly connected with the receptacle to swing bodily upwardly andoutwardly therefrom to release the pad.

3. A griddle greaser comprising a receptacle, an absorbent pad mountedon the receptacle and engaging the bottom thereof exteriorly, means forfeeding grease to the pad from the receptacle, a pad-retaining platehingedly connected with the receptacle to release the pad, a handlemember movable with said plate, and means for connecting the handle andplate structure with the receptacle to prevent hinging movement of thesaid structure.

i. A greaser comprising a receptacle, a pad mounted thereon andconnected in operative relation with the receptacle, a padretainingplate hingedly connected with the receptacle, a handle carried by saidplate, and means for relea'sably securing the handle and plate againsthinging movement.

5. A greaser comprising a receptacle, a pad carried thereby and incommunication therewith for grease feeding purposes, a pad-retainingplate hingedly connected with the receptacle, the axis of the hingebeing located beyond the longitudinal center of the plate, the latterhaving upwardly projecting end members, and a handle secured to said endmembers.

6. A greaser comprising a receptacle, a pad carried thereby and incommunication therewith for grease feeding purposes, a

pad-retaining plate hingedly connected with Y the receptacle, the axisof the hinge being located beyond the longitudinal center of the plate,the latter having upwardly projecting end members, a handle pivotallyconnected with said members, and means for interlocking the handle andplate structure with the receptacle by pivotalmovement of the handle.

7. A. greaser comprising a receptacle, a pad carried thereby and incommunication therewith for grease feeding purposes, a

, pad-retaining plate hingedly connected with the receptacle, the axisof the hinge being located beyond the longitudinal center of the plate,the latter having upwardly proj eating end members, a handle pivotallyconnected with said end members, lips formed on the opposite ends of thereceptacle and projecting through slots formed in the end members of theplate, and means carried by the handle and adapted to interlock With thesaid lips by the pivotal movement of the handle.

8. A greaser comprising a receptacle, a pad carried thereby and incommunication therewith for grease feeding purposes, a 15 pad-retainingplate hingedly connected with the receptacle, the axis of the hingebeing located beyond the longitudinal center of the plate so that theplate may be swung to release the pad, and a handle carried by the 20device.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH BRANDENBURG;

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